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#1 LouieV13
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Would you think it would be confusing and a somewhat risk for a person who probably knows nothing of what he's doing to build a computer? Is it pretty straightforward on building or is it complicated?

yeah, I checked Dell out.. that was one of my options, but I just thought I would get some expert help/advice before I go buy something that wouldn't be good at all. But is Dell alright to buy from?

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Well its kinda straightforward but just look at some guides. If you do get Dell, it will be very difficult to upgrade it because they use BTX and weird form factors. But yea look up some PC building guides, specially the corsair one (A bit old but still pretty good :)) and trust me its alot worth it because its ALOT cheaper and you get to pick exactly what you want and you dont have bloatware that Dell and HP pack in.
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#2 LouieV13
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8800GT > 3870 but 8800GT sli maximus_2
Yes, the 8800GT is better in single card setup, WE KNOW :lol:
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#3 LouieV13
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AMD X2 4000+ EE - A good AM2 mobo - 2048mb DDR2 RAM - HD 3850 - Corsair 450w psu - etc etc. pick what you want with it but with a AMD X2 and HD 3850 you could make a 600$ rig that can max pretty much everything cept crysis at 1280x1024 / 1600x1080.
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#4 LouieV13
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Also you do know 8800GT> 3870muscleserge
Yes we all **** know.
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#5 LouieV13
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I was 15 when I built mine... If you must get a pre-built get it from Dell I guess.. I seriously dont know of any good pre-built places that arent overpriced.
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I know ASUS and HP make some really good laptops check them out. Make sure you get a 8800M tho the 8700M is just a OC'd version of the 8600M whitch is a med end card.
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#7 LouieV13
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INTEL core2 duo cpu, 2 gigs of ram, nvidia geforce 8600 video card, and dual 120 gig hard drives.Sireph
Download the latest drivers if you havent already. Thats all I can think of. If your not getting the performance you want its because you have a med end card they arent meant for maxing games at high resolutions only lower ones like 1024x768 and 1280x1024.
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What are your specs?
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Im sorry but I actually LMAO. The 8400GS will peroform the same with 64mb of ram and 1024mb of ram. It just isnt that good for gaming and do you really want to waste your real ram on that POS?
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#10 LouieV13
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[QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="bdever32"]

[QUOTE="Indestructible2"][QUOTE="blazethe1"]totally worth the extra $30 for a 3850Indestructible2

$30 my ass,closer to $80,he said BOTH Video Card AND PSU.

Still worth an extra $80 if the guy can save up a little more.

He'd have to save more than 80$ he needs a psu too. Reading is your friend.

His $150 budget INCLUDES a PSU already (Antec Earthwatts 380W for under $50 is FTW!) so its still around $80.

Reading is your friend :wink:

I know... nvm :|